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Dec 24 2011 02:09am
Quote (Matao @ Dec 23 2011 11:59pm)
tidal waves are caused by the moon
so when you take the cause away ......


You have an object at rest that is being pulled by two forces, you remove one of the forces, what happens?
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Dec 25 2011 01:33pm
Probably a small deviation in the orbit of the Earth. The solar system is already considered a chaotic system, so a "minor" disturbance like removing the Moon for 1 hour is unlikely to cause anything too dramatic. Though it is possible.

Quote (smashT @ Dec 24 2011 11:09am)
You have an object at rest that is being pulled by two forces, you remove one of the forces, what happens?


It accelerates! How surprising.
But how's this relevant? The Moon orbits around the Earth, the Earth is already in elliptical motion...

This post was edited by Ocen on Dec 25 2011 01:34pm
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